Can plant medicine such as Ayahuasca help our marriages? In this episode I interview two very experienced guests who have both done over 500 ceremonies with this sacred medicine. We dive deep into this question, highlighting Ayahuasca’s strengths as a healing modality and where this medicine may fall short when it comes to interpersonal relationships.

SHOWNOTES:

Jayson’s early Ayahuasca experiences [2:30]
Intro to Geoff Hanzlik [4:50]
Intro to Richard Furr [5:45]
Beginning of interview [6:50]
Geoff shares how early depression lead him to Ayahuasca [8:40]
Richard shares how he entered the Ayahuasca path [11:35]
What exactly is Ayahuasca? [14:20]
Potential dangers and downsides of Ayahuasca [17:35]
Can this medicine “make you more sensitive”? [22:45]
Is group processing needed before and after ceremonies? [25:00]
Bringing therapy into the conversation [26:00]
The greatest thing the medicine taught Jayson [28:50]
Does Ayahuasca help with our intimate relationships? [30:55]
How would one use Ayahuasca to help their relationship life? [39:30]
Richard helps those struggling to integrate their Ayahuasca experience [44:15]
Inner depth healing vs. developing relational skills – [48:00]
Ayahuasca is not a ‘quick fix’ [51:10]
“This isn’t a ‘dabblers’ path” [54:50]
Richard shares the dangers of pushing Ayahuasca on others [1:00:00]
How are relational dynamics addressed in spiritual communities? [1:05:00]

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SC 15 - Ayahuasca & Relationships - Geoff Hanzlik and Richard Furr